Front yard makeover – part 1

Earlier this year, drought restrictions in California had been lifted (unwisely so, in my humble opinion). And thus, our HOA sent out a letter saying that we no longer have an excuse to have dry/dead lawns.

I’m not much of a fan of lawns. And the environmentalist in me wanted to protest. But the frugal, rule abiding citizen in me also didn’t want to get fined. So, I got out my collection of saved newspapers, made a trip to the local landfill to pack my SUV with free compost and spent a good weekend on a DIY waterwise landscape makeover.

Here’s the before and after:

After covering the dry lawn with newspapers and a thick layer of compost, I topped it off with brown mulch and decorated with planters. Here’s the breakdown of materials and costs:

Newspapers = FREE (from work)

Compost = FREE (Miramar Greenery)

Brown mulch (Home Depot fortunately had a sale the weekend I did this) = $20

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Looks great. I do not understand the attitude – just because a drought situation is lifted, somehow it’s okay to waste water on keeping the lawns green again. PTL I don’t live in a neighborhood with an HOA.